The expanded 48-team competition, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will run from 11 June to 19 July, featuring a record 104 matches across multiple venues.
As part of preparations, FIFA unveiled its final list of match officials, comprising 52 referees, 88 assistant referees, and 30 video match officials drawn from all six confederations and 50 Member Associations. The governing body described the selection as the most extensive officiating line-up in World Cup history.
From Africa, seven referees were included, reflecting the continent’s growing footprint in elite officiating. Leading the group is Gabon’s Pierre Ghislain Atcho, alongside South Africa’s Tom Abongile and Somalia’s Omar Abdulkadir Artan. The trio is joined by Mauritania’s Dahane Beida, Algeria’s Mustapha Ghorbal, Egypt’s Amin Mohamed Omar, and Morocco’s Jalal Jayed.
FIFA maintained that the appointments were strictly merit-based, guided by its “quality first” principle.
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According to Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, the selected officials emerged from a rigorous process spanning more than three years.
